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Punjab: Two held on suspicion of espionage

Punjab: Two held on suspicion of espionage

Chandigarh, Jun 22 (UNI) Amritsar rural police have apprehended two persons on suspicion of carrying out espionage activities on behalf of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Punjab police said on Sunday.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav posted on social media 'X' that the arrested accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopy Foji and Sahil Masih alias Shali.
He said that preliminary investigations have revealed that Gurpreet Singh was in direct contact with operatives of the Pakistan ISI and is suspected of sharing sensitive and confidential information via pen drives adding that the key ISI handler involved in the case has been identified as Rana Javed.

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